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HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Inside the walls of Kecoughtan High School, you'll find one history class that's a little different from the rest and students say that difference comes down to their teacher, James Kimbrough. "He's a great teacher, straight forward, to the point.

Bernard Hairston doesn't mind stirring the pot. "I've never been a traditional person in thinking and doing, so it gets me in trouble," said Hairston, the assistant superintendent for school community empowerment in Albemarle County who is retiring next month. For more than 40 years, Hairston has worked to improve outcomes for historically marginalized students.

STEPHENS CITY - It was supposed to be a surprise - one eight months in the making - but it all fell apart at the last minute. Frederick County Sheriff's Office Deputy Matthew Clark, who is wrapping up his first year as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer for Frederick County Public Schools, was presiding over Bass-Hoover Elementary School 's D.A.R.E.

HANOVER Co., Va. (WWBT) - Hanover County Public Schools will have early dismissals due to bus driver shortages during the last week of school. Students division-wide will be dismissed early from June 13 to June 16. Elementary schools are reviewing end-of-year activities for the last week that may need to be rescheduled.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - All month, WAVY-TV 10 has featured "Excellent Educators" in our area. Our series finale celebrates a local superintendent who's been named the Virginia Superintendent of the Year. The Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) named Dr. Walter "Rick" Clemons of Gloucester County the Virginia Superintendent of the Year.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ/Alleghany County Public Schools Release) - The Joint School Services Committee, which created the plan that will lead to the merger of Alleghany County Public Schools, Covington City Public Schools and Jackson River Technical Center, has "essentially passed the baton to the joint school board," according to Alleghany County Public Schools (ACPS).

WISE - The county School Board approved a somber motion Monday to accept Superintendent Gregory Mullins' request for retirement after a nearly...

Placeholder while article actions load RICHMOND - Democrats in the House of Delegates elected Del. Don L. Scott Jr. (D-Portsmouth) as their leader on Wednesday, marking the first time an African American man has served in the role.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - When 18-year-old Harold Aquino graduated high school in April 2021, he set a goal for himself to come right back to George Wythe High School to teach after attending college. Aquino says many were skeptical that he would achieve his goal so quickly, but coming from an 18-year-old who graduated with over a 5.0 G.P.A., they weren't too surprised when he did.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - Northampton County Public Schools wants to hear from families that have a child with disabilities. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is required to report to the U.S. Department of Education the number of parents with children with disabilities who report that their schools are involved in providing them services.